Trying to get my tank back on track after some neglect from last year. But it seems like the more I clean it and the more water changes I do, it keeps looking worse and worse each day. I'm about to just give up and start everything all over.
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This. Without knowing where you're at, the water changes could be causing further issues.What are your parameters?
Please provide clear pics under white lighting and there is such a thing as cleaning too oftenTrying to get my tank back on track after some neglect from last year. But it seems like the more I clean it and the more water changes I do, it keeps looking worse and worse each day. I'm about to just give up and start everything all over.
You don’t have nitrate and phosphate and ammonia levels?Rodi always, and the filters are clean in that also. The only parameters I know are temp 78, salinity 1.025 and ph 8.1 I'm pretty sure I'm messed up everything when I tried to get rid of hair algae with vibrant.
Ahh, yes Vibrant. Assure these are in ranges:Rodi always, and the filters are clean in that also. The only parameters I know are temp 78, salinity 1.025 and ph 8.1 I'm pretty sure I'm messed up everything when I tried to get rid of hair algae with vibrant.
FIrst, go buy some decent test kits. DO NOT get API kitsTrying to get my tank back on track after some neglect from last year. But it seems like the more I clean it and the more water changes I do, it keeps looking worse and worse each day. I'm about to just give up and start everything all over.
You may have bottomed nutrients and caused dinosOK, Ill get a Nitrate and phos kit. My LFS was big on water changes though. So i was doing one like every other day, and the tank looks worse and worse each day...
Photos?It looks like a combo of cyano, dino, and diatoms.
Cyanno and dinos. Check your nutrientsbut brown dusting on sand and glass, red layers on some of the rocks(will blow off with turkey baster) and some other brown spots with air bubbles in them on the back and power heads
I think I bottomed them out... when I first starting having the issue my LFS answer was water changes fix everything, so I was doing 5 gallons every other day (tank is 40 breeder) and day after day the tank got worse and worse. Now what?Cyanno and dinos. Check your nutrients
First off you need to be sure they're bottomed out. Second, stop water changes and gradually increase feedings. Turn off your protein skimmer and remove any phosphate removal media like GFO, also turn off or turn down things like turf algae scrubbers and refeugiums. If you cannot get your nitrates up then you can try dosing for that. High nutrient coral food like reef-roids can be added occasionally. Make sure to go slow and steady and not raise them too quickly as that could kill tank inhabitants if they shift too quickly. Also keep check on ammonia as that could be a byproduct of heavier feedings. Good luck.I think I bottomed them out... when I first starting having the issue my LFS answer was water changes fix everything, so I was doing 5 gallons every other day (tank is 40 breeder) and day after day the tank got worse and worse. Now what?